January 31, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HITMAKER YOSHIKI STRIKES PLATINUM WITH 1.3 MILLION FIRST-WEEK CD SALES OF SIXTONES’ DEBUT SINGLE “IMITATION RAIN”
GROUP SHOCKS INDUSTRY TO ACCOMPLISH NEAR-IMPOSSIBLE CD SALES IN DIGITAL AGE
Rock star and composer YOSHIKI continues his latest string of chart-topping hits with his newest song “Imitation Rain”, written and produced for the debut of SixTONES, a new Japanese vocal group gaining international media buzz as the “next BTS”.
The single – written and produced by YOSHIKI – sold over 1.3 million physical units in less than a week after its January 22 release and scored the #1 position on the Oricon singles chart, the first time ever that a debut artist has achieved those sales.